| Countries/Territories |
Entry into force |
Ratification * |
Simple signature |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Nov 1, 1987
|
Jan 26, 1989
[4]
|
- |
| Argentina |
Nov 14, 1986
|
Nov 14, 1986
[1]
|
Apr 5, 1972
|
| Australia |
Jan 20, 1975
|
Jan 20, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| Austria |
Jan 10, 1980
|
Jan 10, 1980
[1]
|
May 30, 1972
|
| Belgium |
Aug 13, 1976
|
Aug 13, 1976
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Brazil |
Mar 9, 1973
|
Mar 9, 1973
[1]
|
Jul 13, 1972
|
| Bulgaria |
Sep 1, 1972
|
May 16, 1972
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Canada |
Feb 20, 1975
|
Feb 20, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| China |
Dec 20, 1988
|
Dec 20, 1988
[2]
|
- |
| Cyprus |
May 15, 1973
|
May 15, 1973
[1]
|
Apr 28, 1972
|
| Czech Republic |
Jan 1, 1993
|
Sep 29, 1993
[4]
|
- |
| Denmark |
Apr 1, 1977
|
Apr 1, 1977
[1]
|
Apr 19, 1972
|
| Egypt |
- |
- |
Jun 6, 1972
|
| Fiji |
May 4, 1973
|
May 4, 1973
[2]
|
- |
| Finland |
Feb 1, 1977
|
Feb 1, 1977
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| France |
Dec 31, 1975
|
Dec 31, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| Gabon |
Feb 5, 1982
|
Feb 5, 1982
[2]
|
- |
| Gambia |
- |
- |
Aug 8, 1972
|
| United Kingdom |
Oct 9, 1973
|
Oct 9, 1973
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Germany |
Dec 18, 1975
|
Dec 18, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| Greece |
May 4, 1977
|
May 4, 1977
[1]
|
- |
| Hungary |
Dec 27, 1972
|
Dec 27, 1972
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Iceland |
- |
- |
Mar 29, 1972
|
| India |
Jul 9, 1979
|
Jul 9, 1979
[2]
|
- |
| Indonesia |
May 9, 1996
|
May 9, 1996
[2]
|
- |
| Ireland |
Sep 1, 1972
|
Jun 29, 1972
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Israel |
Jun 23, 1977
|
Jun 23, 1977
[2]
|
- |
| Italy |
Feb 22, 1983
|
Feb 22, 1983
[1]
|
Apr 14, 1972
|
| Japan |
Jun 20, 1983
|
Jun 20, 1983
[2]
|
- |
| Lao, People's Dem. Rep. |
Apr 25, 1973
|
Apr 25, 1973
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Lebanon |
May 23, 2006
|
May 23, 2006
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Liechtenstein |
Jan 9, 1980
|
Jan 9, 1980
[2]
|
- |
| Luxembourg |
Oct 18, 1983
|
Oct 18, 1983
[1]
|
Apr 27, 1972
|
| Mexico |
Apr 8, 1974
|
Apr 8, 1974
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Malta |
Jan 13, 1978
|
Jan 13, 1978
[2]
|
- |
| Mongolia |
Sep 14, 1972
|
Sep 14, 1972
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Morocco |
- |
- |
Apr 4, 1972
|
| Nepal |
- |
- |
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Netherlands |
Feb 17, 1981
|
Feb 17, 1981
[2]
|
- |
| Nicaragua |
- |
- |
Apr 11, 1972
|
| Norway |
- |
- |
Mar 29, 1972
|
| New Zealand |
Oct 30, 1974
|
Oct 30, 1974
[1]
|
Jun 19, 1972
|
| Oman |
- |
- |
Jun 23, 1972
|
| Pakistan |
Apr 10, 1973
|
Apr 10, 1973
[1]
|
Jul 6, 1972
|
| Panama |
- |
- |
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Papua New Guinea |
Oct 27, 1980
|
Oct 27, 1980
[4]
|
- |
| Poland |
Jan 25, 1973
|
Jan 25, 1973
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Qatar |
Jan 11, 1974
|
Jan 11, 1974
[2]
|
- |
| Romania |
Mar 18, 1980
|
Mar 18, 1980
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Seychelles |
Jan 5, 1978
|
Jan 5, 1978
[2]
|
- |
| Singapore |
Aug 19, 1975
|
Aug 19, 1975
[1]
|
Jul 19, 1972
|
| Slovenia |
May 27, 1992
|
May 27, 1992
[4]
|
- |
| Sri Lanka |
May 3, 1973
|
May 3, 1973
[2]
|
- |
| Sweden |
Jun 15, 1976
|
Jun 15, 1976
[2]
|
- |
| Switzerland |
Jan 22, 1974
|
Jan 22, 1974
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Tunisia |
Jun 6, 1973
|
Jun 6, 1973
[1]
|
Apr 6, 1972
|
| United States of America |
Oct 9, 1973
|
Oct 9, 1973
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Venezuela, Boliv. Rep. of |
Aug 1, 1978
|
Aug 1, 1978
[1]
|
- |
| Zambia |
Aug 28, 1973
|
Aug 28, 1973
[2]
|
- |
| Turkey |
Feb 15, 2007
|
Feb 15, 2007
[2]
|
- |
| Slovakia |
Jan 1, 1993
|
Apr 7, 2006
[4]
|
- |
| Nigeria |
Dec 21, 2005
|
Dec 21, 2005
[2]
|
- |
| Montenegro |
Jun 3, 2006
|
Dec 12, 2006
[4]
|
- |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
May 13, 1999
|
May 13, 1999
[2]
|
- |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Feb 21, 1974
|
Feb 21, 1974
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Algeria |
- |
- |
Apr 20, 1972
|
| Libya |
Apr 20, 2010
|
Apr 20, 2010
[2]
|
- |
| Czechoslovakia |
Sep 9, 1976
|
Sep 9, 1976
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Kuwait |
Oct 30, 1972
|
Oct 30, 1972
[1]
|
Jun 20, 1972
|
| South Africa |
Dec 14, 2011
|
Dec 14, 2011
[1]
|
- |
| former USSR/Soviet Union |
Oct 9, 1973
|
Oct 9, 1973
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Yugoslavia |
Oct 20, 1975
|
Oct 20, 1975
[2]
|
- |
| Colombia |
Jul 2, 2014
|
Jul 2, 2014
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
| Korea, Republic of |
- |
- |
Mar 29, 1972
|
| El Salvador |
Jul 11, 2016
|
Jul 11, 2016
[1]
|
Mar 29, 1972
|
* [1] Ratification
[2] Accession/approbation
[3] Acceptance/approval
[4] Succession
[5] Consent to be bound
[6] Definite signature